Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-04
POOR LILLIAN RUSSELL.
Smiling when She Tried 20 FrOwn-
Poverty on 600 IA week.
lNew York Times.l


Mss Lillian Russell took pills from
dainty little glass bottle and ate them all
the ;iue that Eugene II. Lewis examined
her Yesterday III the supplementary pro-
cCedlng, arising from tue judgment OBJ
tanned against Miss Russell by Nine. Pau.
line GoCchallX for $500 2s. rhe llIy
iried herd to look angry at the per-
,istuit lawyer, but utterly failed. Her
face fccame WrCathed in smiles when The
occasion demanded frOwns. aud several
tmCs she bit her lips to restrain the laughter
which threatened TO issue thereirOm. She
vas alfred in black satin, With a heavily
beaded wrap, and her yellow curlS looked
a. though they were efleryescing from the
nutty htte black bonnet, all trImm,d with
p1'e.l ink ribbons and feathers. Not an
aiGu # jcwerg did Miss Russell wear;
rot ring was TO be seen on her fingers
When she drew of her grY, black-s,iiched
glove to sign Der teslimOnN
How WyLy persons were there under
your protection and subject to your tinan-
cial care While you were trayelhng?" ask
ed Ma LEWIS.
"3hI,c." answered Mis- Russell. Sin
r.UGis. ny.Cif.' with smle. There
N9s j,y IaIy and there was my maid"
~ III lived at hotels while you were per-
.orpuHgt"
torrginl,." replied Miss Russell, look
no .olennly through the window at the
SKY.
y Il told 1e II cost YOU SlC0 4 week to
I'VE. vii yen tell ne how tnlt was made
IV:' N a dcisTCntial tone from The lawyer.
Az, Russell laughed and dropped a pill
ITO Ter mouth. only board generally
.,cr ed from 80 70 SIS CAY. Then
iad ore bottle Of VINE day"
~ { en- sunday"
.'i~o on sunday" said Mis- Russell.
"Tbon tad caady aud washing 10 ply for.
can't think ~ anything else "-oycrlow.
ing with mrtE.
do you consider lha' good liYing;"
alt /, what am used TO-"
al, rot that more than i. absolutely ne
Cessgryf"
"On, can't tell HIM that il Is necessary
Tor u, ?" queIied Mis- Russell, turning 70
Der counsel as chat young mac iec,ed.
No? We'll" to Mr.. Lewis, "fm not to
answer
$40 YOU not Know very cstimable people
who 1--we on lc., than 800 per week.
Iii, Russell Nas not allowed 10 answer
this. lut she l3nhed IS though she could
nave Zone so in the negative. and would
p
he WIS asked FOR TIE receipt, OF the bills
she said she nd Paid with her surplus
.1lary. she ,l.d she hid them somewhere,
but didn't LaoE where. Perhtps they
=, ere N her irunEs i'm Chicago. She really
hadn't though, about them. She couldn't
lescrihe thlm. she fineied they IrDfe-
.eDied = 500 Her creators were in Men
York aud ClUc.s0,
DO any o.e owe you any thing, Miss
RUSSELL" kca ,lr. Lewis.
son, no." verY swfetly.
"Ntp you Paid Il 800 to Mr. solomon.
your husband. what was the nature OF that
laymntI"
~ elii." replied Miss Russell, mlgnlni.
mou>l. Gle asked ne Tor l., ana gave
~ 10 nm
ado ycu rcYer have conditions in Your
contracts - asked the lawyer, looking
ommoUsy at ihl paper given h,m by Miss
Russell. purporng to be her contract with
j. G. DuG, OF toe Standard TLoatfe.
"N,yer. ! DON'T sigu contracts with
conditions
"Would you do SOP"
when You want 10 engage Mis- Russell
shGll tel YOU ,,id that l.dy'S lawyer.
Ms, Russell declared That her salary OF
$500 Def week Was loss by 800 or more
ban sbc had ever had before. She took it
btcaIt,e at thai time she could not have
stsycd IN New York and got larger sum.
.AtG uOT, icierrng agun to your Jew
.iry o! which you spoke LAST iimc-wiii you
.tscliLt No.
Ms, Eu.soll took another pill. which
.rGuCd 10 navciba eject OF mixing le- adj
5,tiora IS amaj.e before size replied.
Of. here's sntcalacc, hlli doz y crc,cents.
tar, two bracelets, two hair ornaments,
lYec PAIRS II 57I-rings. and q few small
bngS. TIE Whole lot | vaIn" ut Si00."
Wis Russell lau bed and Sir. Lewis look
ID ipuoCulous. Yes" she continued,
rodding Ler head, "tbat includes the neck
lace"
"Siucc May li'h, when these papers were
served upon YOU, Won say you have re-
ceiVed $500; kindly say what you have done
with IT,"
"Spent it on household things"
"NOw, mind" continued the lawyer
severely. "t0ese papers forbid fanoiful
expenditures. Tell me what became Of
The 500"
You want to know everything" SAID
Miss Russell, poulipg. "Well. | paid a
months rent Of my llai. l0a west Twenty
ninth street--that was $50; my cook, S2j;
four weeks wa,hiOg-yOu really want 10
kuow eyerylhingi uncredulouslyl-w we'll,
S3j, aud NY tsbr cost me $50 week"
"Do ycu DO your own marketingV
Miss Russell looked surprised and held
nil in midair before she recovered sun
GENTLY TO answer. "NO," with llttle
gasp, IL give the money TO my servant and
| sbe does the marketing
"You made no change in your mode OF
living after these papers were served upon
YOU"
None whatever"
"Now. Miss Russell, do your theatrical
requirements call for all that iewelry you
| spoke off"
"why, yes, Of COURSE" was the answer.
ain a Trip TO Africa I'm Princess and
| in 'Gasparone I'm a Countess. have 10
alluGe to my diamonds in the pieces. In
The opera Pm nov singing IN don't need
| tbCm.'
Charles j. DcunoD, formerly Mr.. DUR
| treasurer, was examined, but as he never
| knew what was inside the envelopes which
be banded the artists when he paid them
| be was not Of much use. 1lr. Lewis wanted
| A. INF but L.. L.. ..sf,I .,